🇬🇧 Alien meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Alien means something feels very strange and not familiar, like it comes from a totally different place or world than what you know. If something is alien to you, you’re not used to it, and it might look, sound, or act in a way that surprises you or makes you go, “Whoa, what is that?”

The cafeteria’s alien soup was a mystery color somewhere between green, purple, and “please don’t eat me.”

The alien noise from the basement turned out to be Dad singing opera to the washing machine.

Grandma’s alien stories about when she was a kid make it sound like she grew up on a different planet with no internet.

The alien smell in my brother’s room made even the dog turn around and walk away silently.

The alien decorations at the party were so weird that even the balloons seemed confused to be there.

An alien bird landed on the garden gate. Its alien feathers glowed blue; the children touched an alien feather and ran back, laughing at the alien shape. The cat hissed at the alien sound, then sniffed and curled up beside the bird. They felt surprised and comforted by the alien visitor.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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